Today in Pictures, Jan 18, 2018

The first successful birth of Adelie Penguin in Latin America since 2015, snow storm in North Carolina, and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures.

An Adelie Penguin chick (Pygoscelis adeliae) less than a month old, is protected by its parents while remaining in a recreated antarctic environment in the zoo of Guadalajara, Jalisco state, Mexico on January 17, 2018. According to a zoo report, this is the first successfull birth of this species in Latin America since 2015 when the penguins arrived at the zoo.PHOTO: AFP

A group of people crash while sledding down a hill at Dorothea Dix Park during a snow storm on January 17, 2018 in Raleigh, North Carolina. North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper declared a state of emergency yesterday ahead of the winter storm. PHOTO: AFP

Promotion staff cool off in mist sprayed by a water misting fan on a hot summer day at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, on January 18, 2018. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Visitors to the South Bank walk through The Wave, by Vertigo, one of several light installations placed around the capital which together form the Lumiere London festival, in London, Britain, January 17, 2018PHOTO: REUTERS

A view on decorated Pontifificial Catholic University for the visit of Pope Francis in Santiago, Chile, January 18, 2018. Pope Francis is in Chile for a three-day state visit during which he will celebrate mass masses in the cities of Santiago, Temuco and Iquique, before heading to Peru.PHOTO: EPA-EFE

French rider Johnny Aubert falls in front of Spanish biker Oriol Mena, during the Stage 11 of the 2018 Dakar Rally between Belen and Chilecito, in Argentina, on January 17, 2018.PHOTO: AFP

Models present creations by Julien David for the Fall/Winter 2018/2019 collection as part of the men's Fashion Week in Paris on January 17, 2018. PHOTO: AFP

Saudi falcon Hawk Mk 65 aircrafts perform during the Kuwait aviation show in Kuwait City on January 17, 2018.PHOTO: AFP

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